Have you ever had a gut feeling about something, or a voice inside yourself, warning you about something before it happens? Or was it telling you what you should do instead? Did you listen? Or did you decide to do something else? Going with your gut feeling can benefit you in a lot of ways. To that, there are three reasons why a person should listen to their gut instinct: So that they will not regret later, so that they can make a better decision than what they had in mind, and avoid possible consequences.
First of all, a person should follow their gut feeling so that they will not have any regrets later. After graduating High school, I knew deep down inside what I needed to do - which was go back to school to earn my high school diploma.
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As I mentioned before, I wanted to give up getting my high school diploma. Partly because, it didn’t seem like there was such a thing. The only thing I knew at the time was getting a GED. But before finding out about the Excel center, and before moving to indianapolis, I was thinking about going back to get my GED. I listened to my instincts about going for it and not giving up; but even when I was going for it, I also knew that it (the GED) was not something that I wanted to settle for. Deep down, I still wanted my high school diploma. So, I waited. Could it have been my instincts telling me to wait or a belief that getting a high school diploma was not impossible? Either way, I went with it. To my surprise, after moving to Indianapolis, a friend of mines (which I haven’t seen in years), told me about the Excel Center and how it helped her to earn her high school diploma. She then directed me to the nearest one, and here I am. I can say that I am very glad that I decided to wait, because had I not; I would have been going for something that I didn’t want in the first place. Deciding to wait was the best
I decided at that moment that I would return to school and graduate with my bachelor?s degree. I made a promise to myself that I would finish my education. If I complete my education, I would make my parents proud of me. Plus, I want to be the first person on either side of my family to attend graduate school. Adults return to college primarily because they desire a higher paying career or a professional job. This could be a registered nurse, an elementary school teacher, a policeman or an attorney. It could also be an accountant, a journalist, a librarian, an interior decorator or a beautician (Smith, 2001).
My high school experience was different from most in the sense that I was enrolled in an early college program. This meant earning dual credit and graduating with a high school diploma, an associate’s degree, and the chance to enroll at a four-year university as any typical high school student would. This also meant finding a new mode of transportation since the community college served as the high school campus and the only working car in the family was my father’s way to get to work. We met with the school principal on numerous occasions to discuss this issue and see what could be done, but it looked like this was going to be one opportunity I would be unable to take advantage of — I even missed the orientation week for incoming freshmen because at that point it appeared futile.
I’ve pushed myself to pursue rigorous classes throughout high school. Though I didn’t make the grade I always wanted, I never lost hope and ensured that I gave my best effort and tried my hardest at all times. This hard work has paid off tremendously. I was able to complete my dyslexia curriculum by 8th grade. I was accepted into a magnet center for high school, which is one of the best in the state and is ranked well in the nation among high schools. I believe that my life, my education, my learning disability, and etc are all subject to my belief that my mindset is greater than my circumstances, and working hard paid off greatly. My situation as a dyslexic has taught me to pride myself in my ability to overcome any
Receiving a high school and college education is a great privilege to a lot of people in the United States. For many Americans, attending college can be a great hurdle to surpass in comparison to attending high school. This is because college is more academically rigorous and costly than high school. However, despite college being a great way to advance academically and professionally, it is understandable why many people choose not to continue their education after graduating from high school.
High schools must begin to do their part in preparing graduates for the rigors of college. In the last couple of decades, high stakes testing along with state and federal mandates have put tremendous pressure on public schools to increase graduation rates (Steele 616). Sadly, high schools spend so much time on preparing students for the graduation tests that no time is left for the needed psychological preparation for college. High school policymakers need to reevaluate their desired results for graduates to include college r...
One day while folding clothes, I saw a commercial sponsored by the President Barack Obama Ad Campaign that encouraged stay- at- home mothers and single mothers to go back to school to get their college degrees. President Obama is specifically assisting moms to go back to college by increasing federal stimulus monies as well as financial aid. Right then and there, I decided to go back to school to further my education and increase my chances of starting a career in the field I would be trained in. I wanted to be able to earn more than minimum wage in this already stressed job market. My decision to go back to school was not an easy decision. For the last seven years, I have been a stay- at- home mother and during that time I have often thought about going back to school and earning a degree. But, whenever the thought of going back to school crossed my mind I would feel as though I was neglecting my duties as a wife and mother. I also suffered from a paralyzing fear of failure that has always kept me from pursuing the possibilities of obtaining a higher education. After much prayer and discussion with my family, I finally made the decision to move forward with my plans to obtain a college education.
Even though we know that “college is the best thing”, why we drop out of college? That fact is that we drop out from the college for many reasons. We sometimes drop out of the college because of bad friendship. For example, my brother’s friend was just 19 years old and he dropped out of college only because he wanted to fit into a group that was bigger than him. As a result of this, he wanted to be seen as “cool,” but that wasn’t all.
Obtaining a college degree is something that most parents wish for their children, but it can sometimes be an obstacle for someone that did not receive a proper education from a young age. I grew up in South Central and I must admit that for the most part my education was exceptional from first to seventh grade due to me attending magnet schools. But in eighth grade I attended a LAUSD middle school and then a LAUSD high school due to my parents changing neighborhoods.
In our Western society of cell phones and fax machines, many of us ignore our natural instinct. In fact, some have already had an intuitive experience. The experiences can be anything from a feeling that something will be good or bad, a feeling that we need to pay attention or that something is wrong with someone, or even deja vu. Most of the time, we ignore these intuition and we use our reasoning and logic instead. Although reasoning and logic are very good for solving our
Bloom, Dan. "Helping High School Dropouts Improve Their Prospects." The Brookings Institution. N.p., Spring 2010. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.
...nning to get old fast. Thus, beginning my education as an adult learner, I got clean from all illicit substances, and at the age of thirty four, I finally obtained my GED. I did not stop there. I finally found the true value in education, and it changed my view on how important it is to have an education.
(Psychology Today, 2012). This leads me into the body’s intuition. All of those boring days after school. Yawn! I would come home to watch “The Oprah show” She did many shows with victims and she frequently asked if there was a moment when they got the feeling there was danger?
Education is the key to success and there are multiple ways to boost a student’s confidence while attending high school to enhance a better future for his/herself. It is our job as parents and faculty to keep the students engaged and aware of the repercussions of dropping out and to do everything in our power to keep the students productive and interactive to ensure a bright
A life without a diploma is a hard one, and little to no people are successful without one. Receiving a GED or dropping out of high school is not the smartest or optimal decision students’ make in their lives. It can affect their mental abilities, social tendencies, health, and job-receiving probabilities in an adverse fashion. Leaving secondary school earlier than the graduation date damages students’
My journey as a student has always been focused on the path to college and success. Before I even set foot in kindergarten my mother, a college dropout, always told me that “honor roll wasn’t an option” and that I would be attending college in the future and achieving a degree. Most of the time I made these requirements. Most of the time I was awarded honor roll or had a newly edited list of colleges to attend, but sometimes life got in the way of my dreams of achieving success.